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Cold, Clouds, Wind Usher In Memorial Day Weekend On Long Beach Island

Traffic on Long Beach Boulevard steady, but not bad for a holiday weekend.

People wore hooded sweatshirts. The beaches were empty, save for a few surfers and fishermen. Welcome to Memorial Day weekend on Long Beach Island.

Look down virtually any street and evidence of the monster storm that roared into Ocean County last Oct. 29 is still very much visible.

Contractor trucks are everywhere. Pods perch in front of obviously damaged homes. You can look right through some of the houses, since the sheetrock has been ripped out.

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The older, small homes took the brunt of Superstorm Sandy. Their more modern counterparts, up on pilings, made it through.

The wind whipped up waves on Manahawkin Bay and sent spray over the bulkheads. An electronic sign on Long Beach Boulevard urged residents to save their towns and "sign dune easements."

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